Recreational CCR Instructor Course (APD Inspiration/Evolution CCR)

This truly is the beginning of a major change in the Recreational Diving Industry! The PADI Rebreather Diver course is an entry-level closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) and semiclosed-circuit rebreather (SCR) course for diving within the accepted recreational envelope (no stop diving, and no overhead envi­ronments) to 18 metres using rebreathers that meet the specifications appropriate for recreational divers.

The PADI Advanced Rebreather Diver continues training for PADI Rebreather Divers who also have the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification, qualifying them to dive to 30 metres. Here we teach Instructors to plan and conduct such programs.

Pre-requisites

To enroll in the PADI Rebreather Instructor Training course, an individual must:

Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating).

Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor.

Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor

Be certified as a PADI Advanced Rebreather Diver on the specific Type R rebreather for which the candidate is qualifying, or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. Instructors meeting this requirement with a qualifying certification from other training organizations must review the PADI Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver Manual and complete the Knowledge Reviews prior to the Rebreather Instructor Training course.

Have a minimum of 150 logged dives, of which at least 75 dives were made on a rebreather, with at least 50 dives and 50 hours on the specific Type R rebreather for which the instructor is qualifying as a PADI Rebreather Instructor.

Medical clearance attesting to dive fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months.

Instructor Candidate Materials

Instructor candidates must have, in their possession, a personal, current set of the following materials for study with and use during the course and for reference afterward:

All the materials required for Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver students, as listed in the PADI Rebreather Instructor Guide, unless the materials are not available in a language understood by the candidate

• Open Water Role Model Rescue Demonstration (Instructor Trainer Demonstration)

Candidates give at least two confined water teaching presentations, two practical application presentations, two knowledge development presentations, and one open water teaching presentation integrating two skills.

Prior to certification, candidates must give at least one presentation in each of the following areas, earning the following scores or higher:

a. Knowledge development – 3.5

b. Confined water – 3.4

c. Open water – 3.4

Candidates also:

a. Demonstrate mastery of knowledge development by earning a score of 80 percent or higher on the PADI Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Instructor Exam. Candidates must review all items missed until they demonstrate mastery of those items.

c. Perform all rebreather skills in the Waterskills Evaluation as appropriate for the specific unit, scoring no less that a 3 on any skill, with at least 50 percent of skills scored at a 4 or higher.d. Successfully complete the PADI Rebreather Diver Rescue Workshop.